单词 | supersede | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | supersedesu‧per‧sede /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd $ -pər-/ verb [transitive] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINsupersede Verb TableOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French superseder ‘to not do something’, from Latin supersedere ‘to be better than, not do something’, from sedere ‘to sit’VERB TABLE supersede
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THESAURUSa thing► replace if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective SYN replace: if one thing replaces another, it is used instead of the other thing, usually permanently: · The car was old and needed replacing.· Computers have replaced typewriters. ► take something's place/take the place of something to be used instead of another thing: · If any of the eight units fails, its place will be taken by the back-up unit.· MP3 players are taking the place of CDs.· Ugly concrete apartment buildings have taken the place of the old houses. ► supersede to take the place of something – used especially about inventions, methods, organizations etc: · The League of Nations was superseded by the United Nations in 1946.· Analysis by manual calculation has been superseded by more modern computer-based methods.· Goose used to be a traditional Christmas bird until turkey superseded it in popularity.· Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago. ► substitute something for something to use something instead of the thing that you usually use, because the usual thing is not available – used especially about food: · You can substitute margarine for butter in most recipes. Longman Language Activatorto replace an older type of machine, method etc► replace/take the place of · In most offices, computers have replaced the old typewriters.· One "smart card" can take the place of cash, cheques, and credit cards.· Gas and electricity have almost completely replaced coal for domestic cooking and heating in Britain.· Ugly new concrete buildings have taken the place of the old houses. ► supersede if a new invention, idea, or method supersedes another one, it replaces it because it is more modern or effective: · Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago.· The computers used to be top of the line, but they have been superseded by more recent models.· It is unlikely that scientific thinking will ever entirely supersede superstition and religion. ► give way to to be gradually replaced by something better, more suitable, or more advanced: · Hunting and fishing settlements gave way to small towns as the population grew.· With the rise in oil prices, big American cars were forced to give way to smaller, more economical models. ![]() |
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